Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to work with thousands of people.
Executives and organizational leaders. People doing the day-to-day work. Caregivers. Helpers. People from different communities, backgrounds, professions, and walks of life.
Their experiences can be incredibly different.
But I’ve noticed something we all seem to have in common:
We can all find ourselves in Survival Mode.
We get busy. We become reactive. We move from one thing to the next. We take care of everyone and everything around us. And somewhere along the way, we can lose connection with ourselves.
After years of doing this work, I’ve come to believe that one of the most powerful ways we can begin disrupting Survival Mode is also one of the simplest:
Create a little space to come back to ourselves.
That’s the idea behind the 333 Routine™, our nine-minute daily practice designed to help you Live Better and Work Better.
It’s simple:
3 minutes of stretching.
3 minutes of mindfulness.
3 minutes of journaling.
The stretching helps you notice what’s happening in your body. The mindfulness practice helps you become more present. And journaling gives you a few minutes to ask:
What’s it like to be me today?
You’re not trying to solve your life in nine minutes. You’re practicing noticing yourself.
What is my body telling me?
Where is my attention?
How am I feeling?
What do I need?
The routine also invites you to identify a daily anchor by asking, “What am I looking forward to today?” It can be something big or small that gives you a little joy and helps shift your attention toward possibility.
The more I’ve done this work, the more I’ve come to appreciate that moving from Survival Mode toward Compassion Mode doesn’t always require a dramatic transformation.
Sometimes it starts with nine intentional minutes.
Our free printable 333 Routine™ Guide gives you everything you need to begin and make the practice your own.
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Designed for daily use, this guide follows a simple yet powerful three-part routine that takes only 9 minutes a day.